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Quinoa Stuffed Peppers

We recently did a Gala for Stray Dog – a no kill shelter. Naturally, vegan food was in demand that evening! A guest liked one of our options and asked for the recipe. It’s simple and delicious.

Ingredients:

8 – bell peppers

1 tbs. – olive oil

½ cup – diced onion

½ cup – celery

½ cup – carrot

½ cup – acorn squash

3 clove – garlic

3 tbs. – fresh chopped basil

3 tbs. – fresh chopped parsley

3 tbs. – fresh chopped cilantro

2 cups – cooked quinoa

4 cups – cooked rice

½ cup nicoise or kalamata olives

½ cup – raisins

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. – white pepper

1/8 tsp. – cayenne

4 cups – chopped red, yellow and green peppers

2 cups – marinara

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Sauté vegetables, garlic and herbs in large skillet until soft (about 4 minutes). Stir often. Add rice, quinoa, raisins, salt and pepper; blend in a cup and add one cup of marinara to mixture. Fill whole peppers and place additional cup of marinara over the top.